{"id":188528,"date":"2023-10-18T13:11:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=188528"},"modified":"2023-10-18T13:11:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T17:11:22","slug":"upp-displeased-with-police-response-to-rising-sexual-assault-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/upp-displeased-with-police-response-to-rising-sexual-assault-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"UPP Displeased with Police Response to Rising Sexual Assault Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
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REAL NEWS – The United Progressive Party (UPP) is expressing concern about the number of sexual offences being reported \u2013 especially those involving children \u2013 even as two new complaints have been lodged.<\/p>

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According to reports, the Police are investigating an allegation of indecent assault against an adult female, who complained to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) that a known man had touched her legs inappropriately.<\/p>\n

Reportedly, this offence occurred on September 22 at about 3:45 p.m. at Cashew Hill.<\/p>

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It is reported that the victim gave the alleged offender a ride and, while he was in the vehicle, he rubbed her legs without her consent.<\/p>

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Reports claim that officers questioned the alleged offender, but he has denied that the incident occurred.<\/p>\n

However, the Police detained him on suspicion of committing an indecent assault.<\/p>

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Meanwhile, after a woman took her seven-year-old granddaughter to the Special Victims Unit (SVU), a case of serious indecency is being investigated.<\/p>\n

It is alleged that the child was sexually assaulted by a known man on two occasions: on October 7 and October 10, respectively.<\/p>

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Last Friday, October 13, UPP Chairman D.Gisele Isaac stated that the Party is unhappy with the Police\u2019s response to the growing incidence of rapes.<\/p>

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She said their reaction has been sub-par, at best, and the information being communicated is inadequate for public safety.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Franz deFreitas, the Party\u2019s caretaker for St. John\u2019s City South, sees the rising incidence of sexual assaults as an epidemic \u2013 and it appears to be one that the Browne Administration does not want to tackle seriously.<\/p>\n

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REAL NEWS – The United Progressive Party (UPP) is expressing concern about the number of sexual offences being reported \u2013 especially those involving children \u2013 even as two new complaints have been lodged. 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